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Dynaco Tuner
Reader Robert Baum writes that he bought a new KA-7002 Kenwood amp in 1973, and though he's upgraded several times since then, "it's been living under our bed (yes, it's still alive!) for at least a dozen years.
I kept a 1975 Pioneer SX450 receiver in our den for years. Maybe 20Wpc on a good day. I then bought some KLH low-end speakers on sale and put them with the Technics cd player that was in the den and gave it to my 11 year old daughter. It didn't take at first. She now is a 13 year old ballet and jazz dancer. She can't believe how much better her system sounds compared to all of her friends boom box all in one stereos. Imagine that. Oh, by the way, she lives upstairs on the second floor and cranks it up just like dad does. I even like some of her music. Moby anyone?
A KLH TNE (Transient Noise Eliminator), old NAD integrated amp and matching power amp. Also a Pioneer belt drice turntable. I recently delivered a Carver C-9, DBX 3BX, SAE 5000 and a B&O turntable to my audio dealer to sell on consignment. Still have a Carver TX11a, recently replaced with a Magnum Dynalab MD 90. Over the years, one tends to accumulate audio stuff when it's your hobby. I even have a Harmond reciever that can put AM in one channela dn FM in the other..cool, huh ?
I wouldnt say that I have things for purely nostalgiac reasons, all of the stuff I have lurking in the background is in active use. Looming over the dust bunnies in the bedroom is a marantz 2238b circa 197?. In my main system I have a grip of dynaco geer that has all been or is now being rebuilt. (long live the tube!!!!!) But most noteable is the acoustats in my main system obstructing the view to my infinity preludes. cao.
Yes, I keep the old ReVoX A series, from 70's. It comprises the receiver A730, the first digital tuner with dixies tubes display on the world, a must even by now standard, the reel to reel A700, a real beauty, and the A722 power amp, alas the weakest link. Matched with a Thorens TD 124MkII, it is really a great venerable system, and mine was revised to new like conditions. I alas do not listen to it as often as I would, since it is my third audio system, but the all stuff is always plugged and ready to play some tune...
I have an old Electrophonic system complete with a turntable and eight track. It has been in the closet for many years collecting dust. I have thought about having a nostalgic party with a note saying food and beverages supplied but bring your own eight track tapes.
I have a Kenwood KA-70 (a little newer than Robs)the outputs went a few months ago, and id like to replace them. they dont make amps that simple for a reasonable price anymore. and a Marantz 2238B it takes a nice amp to compete w/ looks like that!
I have a first generation Naim integrated amp15watt stereo. It was the first time I was blown away by a stereo sounding like real music! Back then I thought that my Kenwood 150 watt duel mono integrated amp was the way to go, then I heard the Naim, and traded in my Kenwood on the spot.